These transmitters tell scientists where a sloth is, what it is doing, and how much energy it uses. They’re also adorable.
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A British PhD student is using backpack transmitters to tag and monitoring the daily activity of wild sloths.
So far, Becky Cliffe has fitted the transmitters to four wild sloths - named Burrito, Star, Pancake and Apple. These can track where each sloth has been, what it has been doing, and how much energy it has been using.
This morning, she shared a picture of the first baby - or cub - to be tagged in the project. His name is Mr. Bojangles and he is ridiculously cute.
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